Elon Musk Says Tesla’s First Pickup Truck Will Be Larger Than an F-150

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted at when the company would build its all-electric pick-up truck. Musk said via Twitter on Tuesday, December 26, that the company plans to build the consumer truck right after Tesla finishes its Model Y SUV, which is slated to begin production in late 2019 or early 2020. So that means it’s likely to be […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted at when the company would build its all-electric pick-up truck.

Musk, of course, has been talking about building a pick-up truck for a while.

In 2013, he told Business Insider that Tesla planned to build a truck, but he said that it would likely be five years before the company would get to it. And in July 2016, he reiterated in his Master Plan Part Deux that the company was working on vehicles to address all segments, including pick-ups.

Pick-up trucks aren’t the only new segment Tesla is pushing into.

In November, Tesla also revealed its first electric semi-truck for commercial use. The vehicle has 500 miles of range per charge, can go from 0-60 mph in five seconds without a trailer attached, and will go into production in 2019.